John Hands and Sons
of Cardigan Works, Belmont Row, Birmingham.
1838 Business established
1879 Exhibited Vernon's turbine
1917 Advert for Power presses [1]
1919 Advert for Power presses [2]
George Nevill Guest was chairman and managing director
1922 Directors: F. G. Hands, A. C. Hands, H. V. Hands G. N. Guest (Managing).
Products: Power presses and shearing machines, patent percussion screw presses for hot brass pressing.
1927 A separate department traded under the name of Guest's Brass Stamping Company, producing pressings in brass, copper and yellow metals, using some power presses from the parent company.
1932 Ceased operation